American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
530190441
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Phone
5714310876
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,535,056
Expenses
$4,843,138
Assets
$11,819,902
Liabilities
$2,367,526

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICK RILEY (PRESIDENT)
  • MITCHELL DOBSON (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • KIMBERLY HANSON (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • MATT SWIGGUM (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • EVE LEE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/22/25))

Highest reported compensation

  • EVE LEE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/22/25)): $389,985 total reported compensation
  • JOE MCTERNAN (DIR POLICY & REGULATORY AFFAIRS): $214,273 total reported compensation
  • BARBARA KLAPP (DIR COMMUNICATIONS & MEMBERSHIP): $187,431 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

A trusted partner, advocating for and serving the orthotic and prosthetic community by:- fostering relationships with decision makers to ensure equitable access.- providing education that promotes professional excellence.- supporting research that informs innovative care.- advancing equality to strengthen the orthotic and prosthetic profession and improve the lives of patients.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education: inform, guide, and grow member knowledge about matters impacting the orthotic and prosthetic profession. Education programming includes a 6-issue per year newsmagazine; an annual trade show of over 1800 attendees; weekly newsletters; online education; and smaller, topic-focused conferences and training sessions aimed at improving member knowledge and advancing the profession.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 88% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98%; rating input score 98; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.44; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.9%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $390K · 18 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $696K reported
  • Consistency: 11 of 12 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.